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DRC and MetaMetrics Announce Collaboration to Advance Support for Biliteracy at National Association of Bilingual Educators 2024 Conference

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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NEW ORLEANS, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today at the National Conference of Bilingual Educators, Data Recognition Corporation (DRC), a leading provider of PreK-adult assessments, and MetaMetrics®, creator of the widely adopted Lexile® Framework for Reading, announced a strategic partnership to bolster support for biliteracy. Biliteracy is the ability to read and write proficiently in two languages.

Key Points: 
  • NEW ORLEANS, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today at the National Conference of Bilingual Educators, Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) , a leading provider of PreK-adult assessments, and MetaMetrics® , creator of the widely adopted Lexile® Framework for Reading, announced a strategic partnership to bolster support for biliteracy.
  • "Our expanded partnership with MetaMetrics underscores our shared commitment to providing educators and learners with tools to facilitate language proficiency and foster a love for reading across multiple languages."
  • "Through our new collaboration with DRC, we will help ensure that those students build proficiency in Spanish and English, becoming biliterate."
  • Building on its support for Spanish language learning, MetaMetrics is developing additional non-English reading frameworks to support language learning around the world, such as the Arabic Framework for Reading.

MetaMetrics Extends the Quantile Framework for Mathematics to Report Strand-Level Student Performance

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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ANAHEIM, Calif., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetaMetrics® announces at The Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Global Conference, the expansion of the Quantile® Framework for Mathematics to provide strand-level reporting in six strands of mathematics. With additional, more granular insights into students' understanding of mathematics, educators can better tailor instruction and close learning gaps. This comes at a time when national student math scores are at a historic low, according to recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data. MetaMetrics will feature the new math offering during a Pi Day webinar on 3.14 titled, "Offer More Diagnostic Data with Quantile Strand-Level Reporting" (registration required).

Key Points: 
  • ANAHEIM, Calif., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetaMetrics ® announces at The Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Global Conference, the expansion of the Quantile® Framework for Mathematics to provide strand-level reporting in six strands of mathematics.
  • With additional, more granular insights into students' understanding of mathematics, educators can better tailor instruction and close learning gaps.
  • "Extending the Framework to provide more specific information about student learning in mathematics empowers educators to tailor instruction for each learner.
  • Quantile strand-level reporting is an available enhancement to custom Quantile assessments developed by MetaMetrics, can be aligned to preferred academic standards and leverages the MetaMetrics Scoring API.

MetaMetrics® Collaborates with Alef Education to Launch Lexile-Powered Arabic Reading Scale

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetaMetrics®, the US-based developer of the Lexile® Framework for Reading and Alef Education, a UAE-based global leader in education technology, announces a collaboration to launch a Lexile-powered Arabic reading scale to improve the literacy skills of K-12 Arabic speakers. The unique scale is set to become the de facto standard for Modern Standard Arabic, just as the Lexile Framework for Reading is now the standard for English readers and EL students. The new Arabic scale joins El Sistema Lexile® Para Leer and the original English-based Lexile Framework as the third scale for reading developed by MetaMetrics.

Key Points: 
  • DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetaMetrics® , the US-based developer of the Lexile® Framework for Reading and Alef Education , a UAE-based global leader in education technology, announces a collaboration to launch a Lexile-powered Arabic reading scale to improve the literacy skills of K-12 Arabic speakers.
  • The new Arabic scale joins El Sistema Lexile® Para Leer and the original English-based Lexile Framework as the third scale for reading developed by MetaMetrics.
  • "We are excited to partner with Alef Education to introduce an Arabic reading scale, powered by the Lexile Framework...We aim to promote equity and excellence in education and accelerate learning for all students."
  • The Lexile-powered Arabic reading scale measures the level of any Arabic text and the ability of a student to read Arabic.

MetaMetrics and Assessment of Religious Knowledge Partner to Provide Lexile and Quantile Measures for Catholic Education

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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DURHAM, N.C. and Manchester, N.H., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetaMetrics®, developer of the Lexile® Framework for Reading and the Quantile® Framework for Mathematics and Assessment of Religious Knowledge (ARK), developer of academic assessments for Catholic schools and parishes, announced a partnership to provide Lexile® and Quantile® measures through ARK for Academics, a new formative assessment offering that expands ARK's current religious knowledge-based test to include literacy and mathematics. The ARK for Academics test will be piloted in spring 2024 and will be available in schools and dioceses for fall 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The country's fastest-growing assessment for Catholic Schools, ARK, will now offer K-12 formative math and literacy testing, powered by MetaMetrics' Measures.
  • "We are excited to bring meaningful measurement of reading and math abilities to Catholic education through this partnership with ARK.
  • Lexile reading and Quantile math measures will provide teachers with insight into student strengths and areas for growth."
  • Integrated Lexile and Quantile measures will provide growth metrics that allow educators and families to understand progress over time.

Thorndike Press Helps McCollum High School Create a Culture of Reading with Youth Large Print Books

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At San Antonio's McCollum High School (MHS), youth large print books from Thorndike Press are spurring students' love of reading. The schoolwide "Cowboys Read!" large print book share program has built a unique culture of learning that has given students more confidence and motivation to read. Research shows that students in grades 3–12 who read large print books developed stronger reading skills, felt more comfortable reading and adopted new, positive reading mindsets.

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  • Large Print Program Removes Barriers to Reading, Creating More Confident Future-Ready Learners
    FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At San Antonio's McCollum High School (MHS), youth large print books from Thorndike Press are spurring students' love of reading.
  • Research shows that students in grades 3–12 who read large print books developed stronger reading skills, felt more comfortable reading and adopted new, positive reading mindsets.
  • At one middle school, reading large print books boosted students' Lexile reading levels two to three times the average recommended growth.
  • No wonder that 95% of teachers said they're likely to use large print books in the upcoming school year.

MetaMetrics' Lexile and Quantile Measures Now Included in Pearson's PRoPL Interim Assessments for K-12 Students

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetaMetrics, developer of the Lexile® Framework for Reading and the Quantile® Framework for Mathematics, and Pearson, the world's learning company, announced the expansion of their relationship to provide Lexile and Quantile measures for grades K-12 through Pearson Review of Progress and Learning (PRoPL), a group of three standards-based tests students take throughout the year to measure their progress toward meeting year-end goals.

Key Points: 
  • Integrated Lexile and Quantile measures support Pearson's PRoPL Interim Assessments in delivering precise, actionable learning insights throughout the school year.
  • Over thirty-five million students receive Lexile and Quantile measures through state summative testing and our partners, empowering educators and families with actionable data.
  • Quantile measures help educators to differentiate instruction and match students with the math skills and concepts they are ready to learn.
  • Both Lexile and Quantile measures are used to monitor growth, putting students on the path to success in school, college and careers.

DRC BEACON Now Reports MetaMetrics' Lexile and Quantile Measures

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS and DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) and MetaMetrics®, announce the expansion of their partnership to report MetaMetrics' Lexile® reading and Quantile® mathematics measures from DRC BEACON, an interim assessment for grades 3-8. Reporting Lexile and Quantile measures make DRC BEACON an even more powerful tool for educators to use to target instruction and make informed decisions.

Key Points: 
  • Leaders in educational assessment and measurement, Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) and MetaMetrics®, announce the expansion of their partnership to report MetaMetrics' Lexile® reading and Quantile® measures from DRC BEACON, an interim assessment for grades 3-8.
  • MINNEAPOLIS and DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) and MetaMetrics® , announce the expansion of their partnership to report MetaMetrics' Lexile® reading and Quantile® mathematics measures from DRC BEACON, an interim assessment for grades 3-8.
  • Reporting Lexile and Quantile measures make DRC BEACON an even more powerful tool for educators to use to target instruction and make informed decisions.
  • Lexile and Quantile measures provided by DRC BEACON will help teachers address learning gaps and differentiate instruction by giving them insights into student reading and math readiness.

Lexile and Quantile Educator Academy Expands to Include Foundational Reading

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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DURHAM, N.C. and DALLAS, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetaMetrics®, developer of the Lexile® Framework for Reading and Quantile® Framework for Mathematics, announces the addition of a new professional development module for educators focused on foundational reading. Offered through Istation, a leader in educational technology, the new science of reading-aligned module expands the Lexile® and Quantile® Educator Academy to include research on best practices for teaching phonics and decoding as well as how to use new instructional support tools released earlier this year. Istation is the exclusive education reseller of the Lexile and Quantile Educator Academy.

Key Points: 
  • Istation is the exclusive education reseller of the Lexile and Quantile Educator Academy.
  • "The foundational reading module of the Lexile Certification course supports educators who are working with our youngest learners on their journey to become proficient readers.
  • In addition, the module covers classroom applications for Lexile® Find a Decodable Book and Lexile® Decodable Passages available on the Lexile® and Quantile® Hub.
  • Tiara Miles Clarke, teacher, author and Certified Lexile & Quantile Educator
    Launched by MetaMetrics in February 2021, the Lexile and Quantile Educator Academy was developed in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

MetaMetrics Launches Groundbreaking Analysis of Decodable Books for Beginning Readers

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today at the 2023 ASU-GSV Summit, MetaMetrics, creator of the Lexile® Framework for Reading, announced the release of a first-of-its kind, research-based measurement service that provides specific analysis of sound, spelling and syllable information in books for students learning to read. Coming at a critical time for post-pandemic learning recovery, decodability information of analyzed books is available through a public-facing online tool called Lexile® Find a Decodable Book to help teachers and families find books that align to letter sounds/combinations students are learning in the classroom.

Key Points: 
  • Lexile® Decodability Analysis launches with 14 publishers and authors who have signed on as inaugural partners and are in the process of having their books analyzed to receive decodability information.
  • These partners are 3P Learning , Accelerate Learning , Annick Press , Bearport Publishing , The Child's World , Crabtree Publishing , Daffodil Hill Press , Flying Start Books , Jump!
  • Books measured for decodability also receive a Lexile measure, which describes the difficulty of the text and can extend to the beginning reader level of BR400L .
  • Neena Saha, PhD , Research Advisor, spearheaded the development of the new analysis starting in 2021 when her foundational literacy company was acquired by MetaMetrics.

Job Seekers Use DRC's TABE WorkForce Portal with MetaMetrics' Lexile Reading and Quantile Math Measures to Chart Path for Success

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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DURHAM, N.C. and MINNEAPOLIS, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In today's evolving workforce, many adults want to pursue new opportunities and are looking for information about the skills and abilities required for their aspirational careers. Now, through an extended partnership between MetaMetrics® and Data Recognition Corporation (DRC), adult learners and career counselors will have access to valuable information about how reading and math skills compare to the demands of hundreds of jobs.

Key Points: 
  • DRC TABE's Workforce Portal leverages Lexile and Quantile Frameworks to provide information that helps job seekers discover reading and math requirements of potential careers.
  • The TABE WorkForce Portal allows learners to connect their TABE scores to hundreds of occupations covering the entire U.S. economy, and to receive MetaMetrics' Lexile® and Quantile® measures.
  • The Lexile® Framework for Reading and Quantile® Framework for Mathematics measure student ability and the difficulty of reading and math content on the same scale.
  • "With the ability to connect their current reading and math abilities to job demands in our TABE Workforce Portal, job seekers and their advisors can make informed decisions about future career paths."